Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 45813
Social Security Benefits: Poverty
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 28 April 2025
Question
Afzal Khan
Labour — Manchester Rusholme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of poverty among people in receipt of social security; and if she will introduce a statutory poverty reduction target.
Answer
Alison McGovernStatistics on the number of people living in absolute and relative poverty in the UK are published annually in the “Households Below Average Income” publication at Households below average income: for financial years ending 1995 to 2024 - GOV.UK. Tables ...
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